<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>I,too have thought it not a big deal to put FRPT on a business card, and then when asked, simply tell the story in two or three sentences. If a significant number of the Registered ones would protest that way, the Guild would be in big trouble. Chapters would close down for lack of leadership. Revenues would crash.    It might bring down the organization if widespread, since only RPT’s can vote on most things.  I bet there would be no category of voting for FRPT’s/<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>I have been part of the list nearly 20 years. Good people have come and gone. There is just more than a functionary email place here. It is also a social history of the organization and its squabbles and curmudgeons, and other good folks.  It’s more than just a list, though if I have a question, here’s where I often go for answers, though I have a few here who are smarter than I, and since I try to send work to them when I can, I don’t mind calling and asking.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The new, the brave, with all their technological “improvements” are guilty in a sense of prejudice against the older people who have sustained the Guild through decades, who want THIS simple forum to praise, question, gripe, or whatever.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Les bartlett<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </span></font></div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Dale Erwin<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:03 AM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [pianotech] Protest the loss of PianoTech by responding</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Thanks to all who have registered massive support for this list. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>It has changed my life in so many ways. So many friends, so much collegiality, Such a brain trust!!!. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> You all are awesome<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Dale S . Erwin<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:navy'>Former RPT? hmmm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=1 color=mediumblue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family: "Comic Sans MS";color:mediumblue;font-weight:bold'>Dale Erwin <br> </span></font></b><b><font size=1 color=green face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:green;font-weight: bold'>Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc.</span></font></b><b><font size=1 color=mediumblue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family: "Comic Sans MS";color:mediumblue;font-weight:bold'><br> </span></font></b><b><i><font size=1 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black;font-weight: bold;font-style:italic'>Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S. pianos<br> </span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=1 color=cornflowerblue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:cornflowerblue;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>www.Erwinspiano.com</span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=1 color=darkgreen face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:darkgreen;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><br> </span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=1 color=crimson face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:crimson;font-weight: bold;font-style:italic'>Phone: 209-577-8397</span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=1 color=darkgreen face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:darkgreen;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><br> </span></font></i></b><font size=2 color=darkgreen face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:darkgreen'><br> <tt><font face="Courier New"> </font></tt></span></font><font size=2 color=navy face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"; color:navy'><br> <tt><font face="Courier New">  </font></tt></span></font><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br> From: Encore Pianos <encorepianos@metrocast.net><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Tue, Feb 26, 2013 7:57 am<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Protest the loss of PianoTech by responding<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_1a78adee-423c-4e6d-97b3-a9f5c9517963"> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I think Susan has said it all.  <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Will<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'> <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org?">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>David Andersen<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:43 AM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [pianotech] Protest the loss of PianoTech by responding<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Ho! BIG agreement. The leadership of PTG are throwing away a precious diamond; are we gonna let them? If that happens, I'm back posting every day. This divided, truncated, mess that exists now is de-inspiring, confusing, depressing. Little boxes of self-interest, scattered, impersonal---yuck. Susan, you rock. Great sentence below….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>David Andersen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>On Feb 25, 2013, at 11:07 PM, Susan Kline <<a href="mailto:skline@peak.org">skline@peak.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></span><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black'>After all, if the PTG doesn't value the one, the unique, the<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br> <span style='background:white'>first, the simplest, and the most popular piano technicians' email<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><br> <span style='background:white'>list ever, then perhaps they deserve to see it leave their premises to take on<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><br> <span style='background:white'>a life of its own?<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>